The Silenced Pistol (Silencer internally) is a weapon in Hotline Miami and Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. It is a pistol fitted with a silencer, meaning enemies will be unable to hear it's gunshots.
Overview[]
Hotline Miami[]
In Hotline Miami, the Silenced Pistol is an unlockable weapon, meaning it may spawn randomly it has been unlocked; this is the last weapon you receive. Additionally, Mobsters are seen wielding the pistol exclusively in Deadline. This weapon is required for the Guns For Show and I Got New Friends achievements.
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number[]
In the sequel, the Silenced Pistol makes a return, where it is now one of the more common ranged weapons in the game, being commonly carried by Mobsters and Colombians. The Silenced Pistol also sees use by The Henchman, as he starts the level No Mercy equipped with one. The Silenced Pistol has a faster rate of fire when the Player is using it as Richter. This weapon is required for the A BOX FULL OF SHARP OBJECTS and ASSASSIN'S CRED achievements.
Summary[]
Pros:
- Silenced
- Decent magazine capacity
Cons:
- Uncommon
- Very weak shots (In Hotline Miami)
- Poor accuracy (In Hotline Miami)
- Slow rate of fire (unless playing as Richter)
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Trivia[]
- The Silenced Pistol in Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number reuses the same sound as the Silenced Pistol from the Cocaine Cowboy prototype, likely due to the more punchy sound providing better feedback.
- The sound is best known as the silenced gunshot from Counter Strike 1.6.
- Almost all characters and enemies in Wrong Number hold the Silenced Pistol sideways - the only exception being the Mobsters who still hold them upright, due to the Mobsters in Wrong Number mostly reusing their common sprite assets from the original game. Jacket also originally held the pistol straight up in the original game, but was changed to a sideways stance in the Level Editor.
- Strangely, the silenced pistol will still alert enemies if used to execute a knocked out enemy as Manny Pardo.